Zhang L, Zou W, Yu Y, Yang J. Optical spectroscopy of the previously unobserved palladium monosulfide (PdS) radical.
J Chem Phys 2023;
159:204301. [PMID:
38010329 DOI:
10.1063/5.0179596]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The optical spectra of the palladium monosulfide (PdS) molecule in gas phase have been investigated for the first time through laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and single-vibronic-level (SVL) emission spectroscopies. The I3Σ- - X3Σ- transition system containing 16 vibronic bands was identified in the LIF spectra, covering the energy range of 22 030-23 400 cm-1. The spectra with rotational resolution allowed for the determination of the molecular constants in both the ground X and excited I electronic states, involving the spin-orbit splitting, rotational constant, vibrational frequency, and isotope shift. Isotopically resolved SVL emission spectra permitted the observation of the spin-orbit splitting, vibrational frequency, and vibrational isotope shift of the X3Σ-0+,1 and A3Π2,1,0-,0+ states as they transitioned from the excited I state to the vibrational levels of the X and A states. Ab initio calculations presented plenty of the Λ-S and Ω states of PdS below 28 000 cm-1 and provided strong support for the assignments of the experimental observation.
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